Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption
Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest and most densely populated countries, and subject to annual cyclones and flooding. Despite these challenges, it benefits from strong economic growth, good performance on health and education, and povert...
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADB ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION PLAN ASSETS AUDITING AUDITOR AUDITS AUTHORITARIAN RULE AUTHORITY BASIC SERVICE BEST PRACTICE BIDDING BLOCK GRANTS BORROWER BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR COALITIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY DATA CRIME DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTING AGENCIES EXECUTION EXECUTIVE BODIES EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GLOBAL INITIATIVES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INITIATIVE INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR UNIONS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEADERSHIP LOAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MICROFINANCE MINISTER MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONEY LAUNDERING MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS NATIONAL GOVERNANCE NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONAL TERRITORY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONAL RISK PARLIAMENT PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE BANKING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS RULING PARTY SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY STATE AGENCIES STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOCRATS TELEVISION TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRIAL TRUST FUNDS WAGES WATER SUPPLY ZERO TOLERANCE |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADB ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION PLAN ASSETS AUDITING AUDITOR AUDITS AUTHORITARIAN RULE AUTHORITY BASIC SERVICE BEST PRACTICE BIDDING BLOCK GRANTS BORROWER BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR COALITIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY DATA CRIME DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTING AGENCIES EXECUTION EXECUTIVE BODIES EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GLOBAL INITIATIVES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INITIATIVE INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR UNIONS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEADERSHIP LOAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MICROFINANCE MINISTER MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONEY LAUNDERING MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS NATIONAL GOVERNANCE NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONAL TERRITORY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONAL RISK PARLIAMENT PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE BANKING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS RULING PARTY SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY STATE AGENCIES STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOCRATS TELEVISION TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRIAL TRUST FUNDS WAGES WATER SUPPLY ZERO TOLERANCE Wescott, Clay Breeding, Mary Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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South Asia Bangladesh |
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IEG Working Paper;2011/7 |
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Bangladesh is one of the world's
poorest and most densely populated countries, and subject to
annual cyclones and flooding. Despite these challenges, it
benefits from strong economic growth, good performance on
health and education, and poverty reduction, alongside weak
governance and pervasive corruption. The reasons include
strong macroeconomic policy, pro-poor spending, credible
elections, export growth and remittances, improved capacity
for managing natural disasters, and a stronger civil society
than comparable countries. After over a decade of intense
engagement with the Bank on governance, Bangladesh adopted
in 2006 a governance-oriented Country Assistance Strategy
(CAS) with four main objectives: to improve implementation
capacity; to 'tackle corruption' by fully
operationalizing the Anti-Corruption Commission; to lay the
foundation for comprehensive legal and judicial reform; and
to strengthen 'voice, empowerment and
participation.' The choice of a wide range of
instruments and areas of intervention was appropriate, given
the political instability at the time of 2006 CAS
preparation. The Bank signaled it was ready to engage in all
areas, and could scale up or pull back depending on emerging
political and bureaucratic commitment. The 2006 CAS yielded
mixed results, and the subsequent Country Partnership
Strategy (CPS) has been more selective on GAC issues. At the
project level, governance has been a key priority, in line
with the South Asia region's heavy emphasis on
GAC-in-Projects. Investments in GAC-in-primary education, a
local government project, anti-corruption efforts in the
power sector, and projects strengthening the investment
climate have yielded positive results. Investments in
GAC-in-roads projects have had mixed results in terms of
effectiveness. GAC activities were mainly adopted prior to
the 2007 GAC strategy. Although Bangladesh was a Country
Governance and Anticorruption (CGAC) country, the country
team chose not to use CGAC funds because the country had
already been intensively using GAC approaches well before
the GAC strategy was adopted. |
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Working Paper |
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Wescott, Clay Breeding, Mary |
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Wescott, Clay Breeding, Mary |
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Wescott, Clay |
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Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption |
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bangladesh : world bank country-level engagement on governance and anticorruption |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/904591468208147703/Bangladesh-World-Bank-country-level-engagement-on-governance-and-anticorruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26679 |
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okr-10986-266792021-04-23T14:04:37Z Bangladesh : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption Wescott, Clay Breeding, Mary ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADB ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION PLAN ASSETS AUDITING AUDITOR AUDITS AUTHORITARIAN RULE AUTHORITY BASIC SERVICE BEST PRACTICE BIDDING BLOCK GRANTS BORROWER BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGETARY FUNDS BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR COALITIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY DATA CRIME DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTING AGENCIES EXECUTION EXECUTIVE BODIES EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GLOBAL INITIATIVES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INITIATIVE INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR UNIONS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEADERSHIP LOAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MICROFINANCE MINISTER MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONEY LAUNDERING MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS NATIONAL GOVERNANCE NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONAL TERRITORY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONAL RISK PARLIAMENT PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE BANKING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS RULING PARTY SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY STATE AGENCIES STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOCRATS TELEVISION TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRIAL TRUST FUNDS WAGES WATER SUPPLY ZERO TOLERANCE Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest and most densely populated countries, and subject to annual cyclones and flooding. Despite these challenges, it benefits from strong economic growth, good performance on health and education, and poverty reduction, alongside weak governance and pervasive corruption. The reasons include strong macroeconomic policy, pro-poor spending, credible elections, export growth and remittances, improved capacity for managing natural disasters, and a stronger civil society than comparable countries. After over a decade of intense engagement with the Bank on governance, Bangladesh adopted in 2006 a governance-oriented Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) with four main objectives: to improve implementation capacity; to 'tackle corruption' by fully operationalizing the Anti-Corruption Commission; to lay the foundation for comprehensive legal and judicial reform; and to strengthen 'voice, empowerment and participation.' The choice of a wide range of instruments and areas of intervention was appropriate, given the political instability at the time of 2006 CAS preparation. The Bank signaled it was ready to engage in all areas, and could scale up or pull back depending on emerging political and bureaucratic commitment. The 2006 CAS yielded mixed results, and the subsequent Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) has been more selective on GAC issues. At the project level, governance has been a key priority, in line with the South Asia region's heavy emphasis on GAC-in-Projects. Investments in GAC-in-primary education, a local government project, anti-corruption efforts in the power sector, and projects strengthening the investment climate have yielded positive results. Investments in GAC-in-roads projects have had mixed results in terms of effectiveness. GAC activities were mainly adopted prior to the 2007 GAC strategy. Although Bangladesh was a Country Governance and Anticorruption (CGAC) country, the country team chose not to use CGAC funds because the country had already been intensively using GAC approaches well before the GAC strategy was adopted. 2017-05-22T15:13:55Z 2017-05-22T15:13:55Z 2011-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/904591468208147703/Bangladesh-World-Bank-country-level-engagement-on-governance-and-anticorruption 978-1-60244-204-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26679 English en_US IEG Working Paper;2011/7 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh |